kz
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Ahoy. Firstly yes I'm on Scoobynet and have been asking questions but thought I'd ask if anyone has experiences on here too  hoping to go and look at this next week. The stickers have been removed!
PPP sounds immense, if you've owned one or been in one please share the wealth of your knowledge  despite the highish mileage the car has just one owner and he's the chairman of Subaru Impreza Drivers Club! So I've been told it's been well looked after from various people. Car in question....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2231876.htm
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MarkM
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Looks superb. Mileage would worry me though but I guess that's why it's the price it is.
Looks like it's towing a trailer. If it's doing that regularly that would also worry me.
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Ellis
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Blobeyes are the best of the new age Imprezas if you ask me. Couldn't really comment on it as the advert is so poor with regards to details.
Probably a solid motor but ditch the morette headlights IMO.
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bubble
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i had a sti ppp and it was an awesome car. drove brilliant, sounded awesome.
the only negative i could fathom, is that the car eventually ended up not being rewarding to drive, as it handled that well, it was a bit boring, if you got the back end to swing out, it corrected itself, which sort of spoiled it.
heavy on fuel when enjoying spirited driving, but can sit at 30 in 6th all day long.
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Ellis
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Agree with the above, I've got a classic and it can almost be boring they handle that well. Very good in the snow though.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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Not sure if you gotta log in to Scoobynet so I'll paste a little more information...
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Finally for Sale she has been the flag ship of the SIDC since her purchase in 2003.
She has been serviced by Subaru and Extreme Scoobies and no expense has been sparred in looking after her
Mileage just under 90k
Modifications
Prodrive Performance Pack 305 BHP [Subaru]
Twin Headlight Conversion [Subaru]
Tein Adjustable Suspension [Extreme]
Carbon Fibre Mud Flaps [Scott Lowe]
STi Floor mats [Subaru]
STi Titanium Strut Brace [Subaru]
Prodrive PFF7’s 18” Wheels [Subaru]
Prodrive Battery Clamp [Subaru]
Prodrive Oil Filler Cap [Subaru]
Carbon Fibre Lip Spoiler [Scott Lowe]
Road Pilot & LE30 [Mobile Centre]
Carbon Fibre Exhaust Guard [Scott Lowe]
MY06 Roof Spoiler [ABW]
Kenwood DDX 6027 with Garmin Sat Nav[Pulse]
Defi Oil Pressure & Temp,Boost Guages [Extreme]
Bonnet Dampers [Scott Lowe]
Titanium Race Wheel Nuts [Scott Lowe]
Removable Witter Tow Bar [Tannfield]
Pace Car Hideaway Strobe Kit [EE]
Full Service History
Serviced by Extreme Scoobies
Number Plate NOT INCLUDED
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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just bought an 04 sti bugeye myself, most amazing car i have owned.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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blobeye barnshaw.
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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thats what i meant lol. sorry
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
blobeye barnshaw.
Hope that's not your nickname lol.
What's your insurance like? I got a quote from Adrimial of £1,200... I'm hoping Flux can beat them, they usually do.
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BarnshaW
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little bit more then that mate, got quite a few mods which are declared which wacked it up, sound insane (like gunshots on over run) , neighbours hate me, petrol station loves me and i love the car
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kz
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My neighbours already hate me  he's put some new pictures up now without the stickers on btw, click the advert again, looks much better don'tcha think?
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BarnshaW
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looks a million times better without the stickers, also front morettes could do with going, little overpriced though mate! i paid 9k 2 weeks ago for an 04 sti with 24k on the clock and like 3k worth of bits on it
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CorsAsh
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My old neighbour had a UK300 PPP, was a great car. Very planted feeling, good noise and actually "felt" fast unlike some performance cars I've been in.
[Edited on 07-11-2010 by CorsAsh]
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allza
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I had an 05 style blobeye which has the slightly wider arches and dccd diff. Was the most fun car I've owned. 400 bhp and never missed a beat.
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Ben G
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that looks amazing without the stickers  so much cooler than the usual blue.
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MarkSport
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That looks smart but imo it needs black headlights. its just too white for me!
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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Took it for a test drive, got my mechanic to look over it, phoned the place it had been serviced to confirm never had any major problems... the guy's a complete geek he has every single receipt ever for the separately laminated in a big folder lol. Including a guide on how to clean the car properly
It's mint and, it's mine pick it up next week.
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SetH
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IMHO its priced about right despite the Mileage when you consider the length of time he has owned it and the care and maintenance that has gone into the car. A pretty solid purchase I think and White Blob eyes are relatively rare as well.
Teins and PFF7`s is a good start as well.
Having had 3 imprezas including a blobeye STi I disagree that they are a great handling car, they have almost unlimited grip... there is a difference.
Some decent droplinks (Whiteline or Perrin) and a 24/25mm rear ARB with good alignment make a significant difference though. An STi with a stiff rear ARB is much more entertaining to drive and exhibits some RWD type characteristics as well IMHO (Dont forget the drive split on an STi is rear biased).
I whacked my 24mm Whiteline ARB onto the stiffest setting and the arse was all over the place. Very entertaning but i chickend out and put it on the softest setting which gave more neutral handling.
If it already has PPP then you just need a good cat back exhaust, panel filter and an ECU-TEK remap and youll see circa 330 bhp.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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Only six white STIs out there iirc 
Do love the wheels but I want them back in their anthracite/bronze colour, not sure on the black.
It has the Prodrive exhaust, and it's been mapped. He says it should be on 320bhp or there abouts but hasn't had it RR'd so just said the stock figure of 305bhp. I shall have to get it RR'd at some point 
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SetH
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With PPP you get uprated fuel pump, Prodrive sports cat and back box and Prodrive map.
Sounds like he has mapped it with the above hardware so I would leave as. Next step would be Turbo, headers, 3" decat exhaust for 360-380 with a 20G. You`ll need a 321H or similar and 650 injectors to break 400 but all of this can be done for not a hell of a lot of outlay.
You need 400bhp in a scoob these days due to all these fecking annoying little 300bhp hot hatches out there.
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ash_corsa
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Registered: 15th Apr 04
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Dad had a 53 Plate Blobeye STi with PPP, was awesome. Quickest car ive driven, pulls like a train in every gear, over-taking power was incredible.
Only downside was expensive servicing especially with the brembos, also his clutch went at around 35k, but it took some abuse to be fair and wasnt massively expensive to replace at a specialist garage.
IIRC is was cack on fuel but you seriously cant expect much from a car of this caliber, id have one tomorrow if i could afford to run it!
Will see if i can dig out a few pics of his.
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ash_corsa
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
With PPP you get uprated fuel pump, Prodrive sports cat and back box and Prodrive map.
Sounds like he has mapped it with the above hardware so I would leave as. Next step would be Turbo, headers, 3" decat exhaust for 360-380 with a 20G. You`ll need a 321H or similar and 650 injectors to break 400 but all of this can be done for not a hell of a lot of outlay.
You need 400bhp in a scoob these days due to all these fecking annoying little 300bhp hot hatches out there.
Thanks for the information. At the moment though I'm driving a 55bhp Corsa as my own cars are off the road  I think a 265bhp jump is enough for the time being
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SetH
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I like how youve included "time being"
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